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WILLIAM K. BAYLESS AND THOMAS B. BAYLESS, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

V CLOTH-1m ASURING DEVICE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

Application filed September 24. 1906- Serial No. 836,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, WILLIAM K. BAYLESS and THOMAS 'B. BAYLESS, citizens of the United States, residing at Lexington, in the 6 county of Fayette and State of Kentucky,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Measurin Devices; and

we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the inven- 10 tion, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the .15 posite sides, and intendedt-o be rolled in olts of cloth, ribbon or other fabric that is' sold by the yard, so that when the cloth is unrolled from the bolt a corresponding. length of ta e. will go with it. As so arevice performs two functions: First, it enables the clerk or salesman, when selling goods to a customer, to cut ofl the desired ength or number of yards without resortto a yard-stick or any separate measure,

' g5 and preven-tshim from liability of making mistakes and, second, the tape indicates the amount of goods in the bolt, as well as the amount cut off, so that the merchant can at any t-ime .take stock of his goods and make 80 'aninventory without having to unroll the broken bolts to find how much is left in them, sincethe measure tells him exactly. The tape also serves as an advertising medium, since the advertisement of the manufacturer v In the accompanying drawings, which form 40 a part of this. specification: Figure 1 represents a fragment of a tape-nieasure embodying my invention, showlng about a quarter of a yard of the upper or obverse side, that is the side which appears as the tape is unoods. Fig. 2 shows the reverse or under side of the same. Fig. 3 representsfon. a reduced scale, the obverse or upper side of such tape-measure-six feet in length, this length being taken merely as an 60 exam 1e. Fig. 4 shows the reverse or under side 0 the same. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a bolt of cloth, having such a tape-measure rolled therewith, a portion of the cloth to- 'the length of the tape.

gether with a corresponding l en th of the tape being shown unrolled from t e bolt.

-As observed from the drawings, thetape is provided with corresponding units ofmeasure on both sides, but with their respective denominations reading in reverse directions. In other words, the measure on the upper or obverse side reads from right to left, or oppositely to the reading of an ordinary rule; while. the measure on the under, or reverse side reads from left to right. lines on one side are respectively in registration with those on. the op osite Side being only reversely denominated. Thus, in a'six foot tape, the division line indicatin 1 ft. on the obverse side would .correspon with the division line indicating 5 ft. on the reverse side. Each measure, that isthe obverse aswell as the reverse side of the tape, is divided into feet and inches, as well as into yards and The division v for the foot divisions increase in regular -order, so that the measure reads consecutively 1 ft., 2 ft., 3 ft, 4 ft., and so on, according to On the other hand, the yards are not indicated by increasing digits, but each yard isdenoted byv the s mbol 1 yd, or indicia to the same e ect; while the quarter and half yards are also indicated, thus, 1- yd., -yd and yd. 'The j foot and yard divisions are, moreover, pref erably designated by distinguishing indicia;

for example, the denominating symbols for the foot divisions may be printed in black, while the denominating symbols for the ards, quarter and half yards are printed in arger type and in red, or in such other manner as to readily distinguish the yard divisions and fractional yard'divisions from the foot divisions. Thus each side of the tape provides a succession of clearly indicated one yard measures; and is also divided into feet -numbered consecutively. On both-the obverse and reverse sides, the symbols or indicia of the various units are preferably located at the left of the respective division lines, as shown. The tape thus described is rolled in or with the'bolt of cloth, s 001 of ribbon, or other roll of goodsto be so d by the yard, as re resented in Fig. 5, in such manner that w en a portion of the cloth is unrolled from the bolt anequal amount of tape will go with it; it'being understood that the tape is com end. For example, the reverse side of the nlensurate in length with that ofthe cloth. tape shownin the drawing may become the In selling to a customer, the cloth is most obverse side, and vice versa, by turning the conveniently and therefore most frequently tape over and placing what is shown as the 5 taken from the bolt in the manner shown in outer end at the inner end. or center of the Fig. 5 that is the cloth is unrolled from the bolt. This is obvious by reason of the fact bolttoward the right, or the boltitself is that 'one side of the tape is ractically a rolled from the end of the cloth toward the reversal of the opposite side. lso, the ta e left, enabling the salesman to cutoff the de- 'may be formed or arranged for or in a le t- 10 sired length at the right-hand side of thebolt. handed bolt as Well as a right-handed bolt.

' For this reason, the tape is so arranged in the By a left-handed bolt, I mean one from which bolt that its obverse side, or side which apthe cloth is unrolled toward the left, or in, pears uppermost when the cloth is unrolled, which the bolt itself is rolled'toward the right reads from right to left, so as to provide a from' the free end of the cloth, v as 'distin- 1'5 measure running from the free end of the uished from a right-handed bolt, the latter cloth toward the bolt, and denominated in eing re resented in Fi 5: In the case of,alike manner. The under or reverse side of left-h'an ed bolt, the o verse or upper side the tape can be gummed so as to stick or adof the tape would have. its denominations here more or less to the cloth; but 'in any reading from left to right, and the reverse or 20 event the tape will be unrolled measure for under side would read from right to left.

measure with the cloth,.its obverse side ap- The tape shown in the drawings may be pearing up ermostand its reverse side lying utilized for a left-handed bolt by turning it upon the c oth. As thus arranged, it is eviover and placing what now a pears as the 7 dent that the obverse side of the tape pro free end in the center ofthe olt; or rac- 25 vides upon the surface of the goods'ltself a tically reversing the tape end for end. nassuccession of yard measures, whereby the much, however, asthe -bolt 'of cloth would salesman can readily cut ofl one yard, two usually be unrolled in the ymanner of Fig. 5, yards or any number of yards without resort it is well to designate which shall be the to a yard-stick or other separate measuring obverse or upper side o'fthe ta e, and which 30 device, and without liability of' error, the end shall be rolled in the bot first. This cloth beingself-nieasured so to speak. At may easily be done by an appropriate mark 9 5 the same time, the reverse or under side of or symbol at the inner end of the tape, so as the ta e, which if stuck can readily be pulled to enable the manufacturer to incorporate from t l-ie surface of the goods and turned over the appropriate end in the bolt, and have the 3-5 for inspection, indicates the number of feet of obverse and reverse sides of the ta e reading cloth in the bolt. in the manner heretofore'indicate with re- The tape is cut ofi with the goods. For spect to the free end of the cloth when unexample, i-f'a yard of cloth is sold, a yard of rolled from the bolt. tape goes with, it; and every such yard may The tape may be made of paper, cloth or 40 bear an appropriate advertisement -'of the any suitable material, and ofany desired 'manufacturer or retailer or both. Vhen any width-and length commensurate with the portion of goods is cut off, the succeeding cloth; andit may be of any desired color or ard-measure on the obverse side of the tape colors and printed in'any appropriate manner. s'left intact, together with the last figure or We are aware that tape-measures ada t- 4 5 indicia on the'division line on which the cloth ed for incorporation in packaged fabrics.

' was out, since, as aforesaid, such figure is 10- are not new, nor is it broadly novel to proc'ated at the left of said division line. ,This vide such measures-with scales readlng 1n figure, which is of course at the ,end of the reverse directions, hence .we make no broad tape, indicates the number of feet of cloth claim thereto,

- 50 that have been out OK fr om the bolt. In the What we claim as our invention is: same manner, the last figure on the reverse or A tape-measure designed to be rolled into under side, which is also left intact, indicates a bolt of material and being of a length comthe number of feet ofcloth remaining in the mensurate with that of the latter, said meas bolt; Thus the'tape, besidesfurnishing an ure having upon its obverse orfexposed face 55 ever-ready succession of yard-measures on linear graduations indicating feet, yards and the face ofthe cloth, shows at all times the fractions ofyards, the ard graduations being number of feet left in the bolt, as welLas the designated by like enominating symbols number of feet out ofi, the addition of which throughout the length of thetape and the gives the original length of the -bolt.- The foot grad-nations being numbered consecu- 60 merchant can take stock or make an inventively in progressively increasing ratio from tory at any time without the necessity of unthe outer to' the inner end of-the tape to dis- -Irolling'his broken boltsclose the amount-of material sold, the yard course either side of the tape may be and foot denominating symbols being of a the obverse side by reversing the tapeendfor distinctively contrasting nature, said tapehaving on its reverse or normally concealed face linear graduations identical 1n character and arrangement with the first named graduations but to read in relatively reverse order 5 with the foot graduations numbered in progressively increasing ratio from the inner to the outer end of the tape for disclosing the amount of material remaining in the bolt and adapting the ta e, b

10 be disposed Wit 879,846 i c I a the operation of incorporating the same'in the bolt.

In testimony whereof we afiix'our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM K. BAYLESS. THOMAS B. BAYLESS.

Witnesses R. C. STOLL,

end-Wise reversal, to

L. P. GOODING.

eit er face uppermost in It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,846, granted February 25, 1908,

upon the application of William K. Bayless and Thomas B.,Bayless, of Lexington,

Kentucky, for an improvement in Cloth-Measuring Devices, an error appears in the.

printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 88, page 2, the word center should read inner e1 1 d; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to therecord of the case in the Patent Office. i i

- Signed and sealed this 17th day of March, A.. 1908. I

un] c. o. BILLINGs',

' Acting Commissioner of Patents.

having on its reverse or normally concealed face linear graduations identical 1n character and arrangement with the first named graduations but to read in relatively reverse order 5 with the foot graduations numbered in progressively increasing ratio from the inner to the outer end of the tape for disclosing the amount of material remaining in the bolt and adapting the ta e, b

10 be disposed Wit 879,846 i c I a the operation of incorporating the same'in the bolt.

In testimony whereof we afiix'our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM K. BAYLESS. THOMAS B. BAYLESS.

Witnesses R. C. STOLL,

end-Wise reversal, to

L. P. GOODING.

eit er face uppermost in It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,846, granted February 25, 1908,

upon the application of William K. Bayless and Thomas B.,Bayless, of Lexington,

Kentucky, for an improvement in Cloth-Measuring Devices, an error appears in the.

printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 88, page 2, the word center should read inner e1 1 d; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to therecord of the case in the Patent Office. i i

- Signed and sealed this 17th day of March, A.. 1908. I

un] c. o. BILLINGs',

' Acting Commissioner of Patents.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,846, granted February 25, 1908, upon the application of William K. Bayless and Thomas B. Bayless, of Lexington, Kentucky, for an improvement in Cloth-Measuring Devices, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 88, page 2, the word center should read inner en d; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 17th day of March, A. D., 1908.

[SEAL] O. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

